2nd Annual (2008-2009)

Fifteen Silver Palm Awards honoring excellent work during the South Florida 2008-2009 theatre season were awarded on Monday, October 26th, 2009, at Revolution Live, Fort Lauderdale, and presented to the following (listed in alphabetical order).

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JOSEPH ADLER
for his Outstanding Support of the South Florida Theatre Community;
his Outstanding Support of the Theatre League and the Theatre Festival;
his Consistent Outstanding Work at GableStage;
and his Outstanding Commitment to an
Educational Outreach Program in Miami-Dade County


JOHN ARCHIE
for his Outstanding Performances in
RADIO GOLF at Mosaic Theatre,
and THE WHIPPING MAN at Caldwell Theatre Company


BECON TELEVISION
for its Outstanding and On-going
Support of Theatre in South Florida


BARBARA BRADSHAW
for her Outstanding Performances
in THE CHAIRS at Palm Beach Dramaworks,
and DEAD MAN’S CELL PHONE
at Mosaic Theatre


BILL CASTELINO
for his Outstanding Direction of
CAGNEY and SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL
both at Florida Stage


CLIVE CHOLERTON
for his Outstanding Direction,
of VICES: A LOVE STORY and THE WHIPPING MAN
both at the Caldwell Theatre Company

MATTHEW WILLIAM CHIZEVER
Outstanding New Talent, for his performances in
CANNIBAL: THE MUSICAL at The Promethean Theatre,
and LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
at Broward Stage Door Theatre

FLORIDA MEDIA NEWS
for its Outstanding Support of the Theatre League and Local Theatre,
as well as its Outstanding Dissemination of Local Theatre News state-wide


ISRAEL GARCIA
for his Outstanding Performances
in MAURITIUS and THE TAMING OF THE SHREW,
both at New Theatre


LARA KINZEL (STAGE MANAGER) AND THE STAGE CREW
at Palm Beach Dramaworks,
for their Outstanding Work changing the set of
PRIVATE LIVES


MARGARET M. LEDFORD
for her Outstanding Direction,
of CANNIBAL: THE MUSICAL, STILL THE RIVER RUNS,
THE DUMB SHOW and THE BANALITY OF LOVE,
all at The Promethean Theatre


CHRISTOPHER MCGOVERN
for his Outstanding Musical Direction
of CAGNEY and SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL
both at Florida Stage


ANGIE RADOSH
for her Outstanding Performances
in SPEAKING ELEPHANT at Women’s Theatre Project,
and THE GLASS MENAGERIE at New Theatre


BARBARA STEIN
Outstanding Producer
for 1776and LES MISERABLES,
both at Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre


GREGG WEINER
for his Outstanding Performances
in SPEED-THE-PLOW at GableStage,
THE
SEAFARER at Mosaic Theatre,
and THE DUMB SHOW at The Promethean Theatre

 

NOMINATING COUNCIL

The Nominating Council for these awards consisted of . . .

IRISH ACKER
BECON TV

J.W. ARNOLD
South Florida Gay News

MARY DAMIANO
BroadwayWorld.com / FloridaTheaterOnstage.com / South Florida Gay News

CHRISTINE DOLEN
The Miami Herald

HAP ERSTEIN
Palm Beach Post / Palm Beach Artspaper

TONY FINSTROM
TonysLatest

BILL HIRSCHMAN
Florida Theater On Stage / Florida Weekly.com

JOHN LARIVIERE
Talkinbroadway.com

RON LEVITT
Florida Media News

ROGER MARTIN
miamiartzine.com

SKIP SHEFFIELD
Boca Raton Tribune / Atlantic Avenue Magazine

JAN SJOSTROM
Palm Beach Daily News

BRANDON K. THORP
Miami New Times / Broward-Palm Beach New Times